U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released a statement on Azerbaijan’s decision to pardon assassin Ramil Safarov.

"I was deeply disturbed to learn of the repatriation and subsequent pardoning of Ramil Safarov, who was convicted of killing Armenian army officer Gurgen Margaryan. Hungary, where Safarov was supposed to be serving a life sentence, and Azerbaijan owe the international community an explanation for this terrible subversion of justice. This is an appalling result in the case of a confessed killer," Rep. Schiff said.